The Spanish Civil War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A (paperback). Page Condition: Tanned and yellowed Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
A landmark work of twentieth-century European history, The Spanish Civil War by Hugh Thomas presents a sweeping and meticulously researched account of the devastating conflict that tore Spain apart between 1936 and 1939. Thomas chronicles the complex web of political, social, and military forces — from Franco's Nationalist uprising to the Republican resistance backed by international brigades — with remarkable clarity and authority. The narrative uncovers the role of foreign powers, including Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and the Soviet Union, whose interventions transformed a domestic struggle into a proxy war that foreshadowed the horrors of World War II. Written with the rigour of a scholar and the pace of a seasoned storyteller, it remains the definitive English-language account of the war that shaped modern Spain and haunted a generation of European intellectuals.
Author: Hugh Thomas
Format: Paperback
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A (paperback). Page Condition: Tanned and yellowed Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
A landmark work of twentieth-century European history, The Spanish Civil War by Hugh Thomas presents a sweeping and meticulously researched account of the devastating conflict that tore Spain apart between 1936 and 1939. Thomas chronicles the complex web of political, social, and military forces — from Franco's Nationalist uprising to the Republican resistance backed by international brigades — with remarkable clarity and authority. The narrative uncovers the role of foreign powers, including Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and the Soviet Union, whose interventions transformed a domestic struggle into a proxy war that foreshadowed the horrors of World War II. Written with the rigour of a scholar and the pace of a seasoned storyteller, it remains the definitive English-language account of the war that shaped modern Spain and haunted a generation of European intellectuals.